Chris Fagan has ramped up the pressure on the Magpies ahead of the premiership decider.
But Brisbane have won their last six matches against the Pies, including an impressive 24-point win at Marvel Stadium only six weeks ago.“We played each other five or six weeks ago at Marvel stadium,” Fagan said.“Our record has been talked about a lot there .
“Despite that though, I feel like in recent times, we’ve really improved our performances at the ground.The Lions trained in front of thousands of supporters at the MCG on Friday before the traditional grand final parade, with Fagan calling it a “great moment”.“There’s a lot of Brisbane Lions supporters down here and there’s a lot of Fitzroy supporters that still live in Victoria.
The AFL announced in May no adverse findings against Alastair Clarkson, Fagan or Jason Burt over the Hawks racism investigation. Lachie Neale, fresh off winning a second Brownlow medal, praised Fagan’s “leadership through adversity”.“It’s been a tough year for him as we know, but the way that he’s led the group from the front, he hasn’t let that infiltrate the group at all.“Just the relationship I have with him, I’m able to talk to him about footy and outside of footy he’s really guided myself and Harris through this year.”
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